Our development team have uploaded the @Mail PHP port for users to test the new port.

The PHP version of @Mail is 90% complete and we are aiming to have the complete version ready for production Dec 2006.

To test-drive the current beta visit: http://phpbeta.atmail.com/ - This is updated daily via cron with the latest development version of @Mail via SVN

Existing customers can help with feedback by submitting any issues via the Trac interface at: http://dev.atmail.com/ - Login with your existing DownloadID and password from the new members area: http://atmail.com/clientindex.php

We welcome feedback from the latest PHP port. Currently you can login to a local account hosted by @Mail, or an external POP3/IMAP account. All interfaces are available, except the Advanced Firefox interface which is currently in progress.

Constantly working to streamline contact with our customers, we have put a new members area online. This will provide a central location to help maintain your account with us.

• Links to the @Mail installation documentation
• Download the latest version and patches
• Check that your company contact details are accurate
• Check your license expiration date
• Review and upgrade your current license
• Easily navigate to our support documentation

Visit your personal members area on a regular basis as we will continue to add features for easy account management.

Clients who have purchased @Mail will need to create a password to use this feature.

Our development team have been hard at work on the latest Ajax calendar feature of @Mail. The Calendar feature of @Mail has been rewritten to take advantage of the latest Javascript and Ajax functionality.

A brand new interface is included that radically improves the usability of the online calendar. Users can drag and drop appointments live on the server, records are loaded from XML and displayed in the browser on-the-fly, automatic resize of appointments, shared calendar support, IE/Firefox support, a new month view for the @Mail calendar, and much more …

We welcome you to preview the new changes

For an instant login to the demo click here for an automatic login - Once the window has loaded click the “Calendar” link to view the new Ajax functionality. Otherwise you can access the new Ajax calendar via the @Mail online demo at: http://demo.atmail.com/

The new calendar is available under the simple Ajax interface for IE/FF, or the IE Advanced interface.

Shared calendar support is included, allowing you to delegate calendar events easily to users on the system. A scheduling tab is included, so you can quickly see at a glance if users are free/busy for the selected time.

This new feature will be merged into @Mail 4.52 which is due at the end of Oct. We have to implement the Tasks feature and polish up part of the interface before going live for customers to download. But feel free to test-drive the latest Ajax calendar via the online demo in the meantime!

Yes we are still hard at it working away on the @Mail PHP port. Our main aim at the moment is to get all the base “Client Mode” code working nicely, such as IMAP/POP3 communications, Calendar and Address Book. A big thanks to all our clients who are participating in the testing program. If you wish to checkout the latest code (rev 117 at time of writing) you should find that you can get a working, if slightly buggy “Client Mode” copy up and running fairly painlessly. In Client mode @Mail basically acts as a webbased interface to any existing pop3/imap account.

A few Install tips:

• Once you checkout the code remember to change the ownership of all the files to your webserver user before you run the installer.
• checkout the code into a directory accessable by your webserver or add an alias in httpd.conf pointing to where it is located. Remember ‘atmailphp/webmail’ is the base dir for the webmail client.
• Point your browser to the location of your atmailphp install and you should be automatically redirected to the installer.
• At step 2 of the installation you will be asked to set up the database. You will need to create a new database for the php based system as its schema is slightly different from @mail’s perl version. Earlier atmailphp revisions (pre 117) also had problems with the database setup.
• At step 4 choose “WebMail Client Only” for your operating mode. (You can select “Complete Mailserver System” however you may experience more problems)

Logging In

Only the English language is supported at this stage for the PHP version of @Mail and it is recommended to steer clear of the Advanced Mozilla (XUL) interface as it is quite broken at the moment and our main effort is focused on cleaning up the AJAX, Simple and IE interfaces for the time being. Once you log into an account you should find most features working, but play around and let us know what bugs you find.Happy testing!